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Friday, October 16, 2026
Duval Street & Old Town, Key West
Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040Fantasy Fest is Key West's legendary 10-day costume festival — running October 16–25, 2026 with the theme 'Musical Icons and Iconic Musicals.' It's ten days of parades, masquerade balls, body-painted street parties, and a nonstop scene that spills from Duval Street into every bar and pool in Old Town, capped by the giant Fantasy Fest Parade on Saturday, Oct 24. The gay community has been central to it since 1979, and the Pink Triangle (the 800 block of Duval) is one of the liveliest corners of the whole event. Street events and the parade are free; balls and pool parties are ticketed.
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Sun, Oct 18
4 PM - 7 PM
Old Town, Key West
Thu, Oct 22
10 PM - 3 AM
Bourbon Street Pub, Key West
Fri, Oct 23
8 PM - 11 PM
Key West Cemetery → Equator Resort, Key West
Sat, Oct 24
2 PM - 7 PM
Island House Key West, Key West
Sat, Oct 24
7 PM - 11 PM
Duval Street, Key West
Sat, Oct 24
8 PM - 12 AM
Aqua Bar and Nightclub, Key West
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